harlequin

FREQ #40583

n. 丑角 [医] 花斑眼镜蛇

发音

UK /ˈhɑːlɪkwɪn/
其它
US /ˈhɑɹlɪkwɪn/

词形变化

harlequins 复数 harlequins harlequined harlequining harlequins 三单 harlequining 现在分词 harlequined 过去式 harlequined 过去分词

别名

harlekin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A greenish-chartreuse color.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A harlequin duck.

    可数 非正式 不可数
  4. 4.

    Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genera Taxila and Praetaxila.

    可数 不可数 生物 动物学
v.
  1. 1.

    To remove or conjure away, as if by a harlequin's trick.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.

    不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Brightly colored, especially in a pattern like that of a harlequin clown's clothes.

  2. 2.

    Of a greenish-chartreuse color.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

clown goof buffoon goofball Merry Andrew
动词

上位词 3

cloud dapple mottle

相关短语

harlequin duck 丑鸭 harlequin ducks harlequin bug harlequin bugs harlequin cabbage bug harlequin cabbage bugs harlequin ice cream harlequin darter harlequin mantis shrimp harlequin mantis shrimps harlequin snake na. 【动】珊斑蛇 harlequin snakes harlequin ichthyosis harlequin baby harlequin babies

词源

From earlier Harlicken, from Middle French Harlequin (in Italian Arlecchino, the name of a popular servant character in commedia dell'arte plays), from Old French Harlequin, Halequin, Herlequin, Hellequin, Hierlekin, Hellekin (a demon, malevolent spirit), probably of Germanic origin, connected to the Old English figure of *Herla Cyning (“King Herla”, a mythical figure identified with Woden) or possibly to Old Frisian helle kin, Old English helle cyn, Old Norse heljar kyn (“the kindred of Hell”). Related to Middle English Hurlewain (“a mischievous sprite or goblin”).

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